112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H.R. 2867
In the Senate of the United
States,
December 13, 2011.
Amendments:
That the bill from the House of Representatives
(H.R. 2867) entitled An Act to reauthorize the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes.
, do pass with the
following
(1)Beginning on page 2, strike line 6
and all that follows through (3)
on page 4, line 18, and insert
the following:
(a)Section
201(c) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c))
is amended—
(1)by
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
(1)The term of office of each member of the Commission shall
be 2 years. An individual, including any member appointed to the Commission
prior to the date of the enactment of the United States Commission
on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of
2011, shall not serve more than 2 terms as a member of the
Commission under any circumstance. For any member serving on the Commission on
such date who has completed at least 2 full terms on the Commission, such
member's term shall expire 90 days after such date. A member of the Commission
may not serve after the expiration of that member’s
term.
;
and
(2)
(2)On page 5, line 3, strike
(c)
and insert
(b)
.
(3)On page 5,
strike lines 9 through 19 and insert the
following:
(c)Application of
Federal Travel Regulation and Department of State Standardized Regulations to
the CommissionSection 201(i) of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(i)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: Members of the Commission are subject to the requirements set
forth in chapters 300 through 304 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations
(commonly known as the Federal Travel Regulation
) and the
Department of State Standardized Regulations governing authorized travel at
government expense, including regulations concerning the mode of travel,
lodging and per diem expenditures, reimbursement payments, and expense
reporting and documentation requirements.
.
(4)On page 5, strike line 21 and
insert the following:
(a)Section 204 of the International Religious Freedom
(5)On page 6, between lines 16 and 17,
insert the following:
(b)Any administrative or judicial claim or action pending on
the date of the enactment of this Act may be maintained under section 204(g) of
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, as added by subsection
(a).
(6)On page 6, line 21, strike
and 2013
and insert through
2014
.
(7)On page 7,
line 9, strike 2013
and insert
2014
.
Secretary